# Community Groups

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## [About the Community Groups category](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/about-the-community-groups-category/44223)

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**Author:** [@gbiggs](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/gbiggs)\
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**Last updated:** [June 12, 2025, 4:44am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/about-the-community-groups-category/44223 "2025-06-12T04:44:04Z")

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Groups initiated and organised by community members to gather people around a common interest.

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## [October CWG Meeting - Deep Venture and ResQ ROV: From COTS to Capability](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/october-cwg-meeting-deep-venture-and-resq-rov-from-cots-to-capability/59056)

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**Author:** [@ivandor](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ivandor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/october-cwg-meeting-deep-venture-and-resq-rov-from-cots-to-capability/59056 "2026-10-22T13:25:16Z")

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Hi all, The Maritime Community Working Group meets next Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 4:00–5:00 pm EDT (20:00–21:00 UTC). Meeting link: ROS Maritime CWG Zoom Link Calendar invites: Maritime Robotics WG Google Group This…

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## [MoveIt Community Meeting: October 20th, 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/moveit-community-meeting-october-20th-2026/58928)

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**Author:** [@130s](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/130s)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/moveit-community-meeting-october-20th-2026/58928 "2026-10-21T14:01:40Z")

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Hi motion planning community, posting on behalf of @nathanbrooks. Our next community meeting is Tuesday, October 20, 2026 3:00 PM (UTC)! We will use this Google Meet meeting. Agenda: MoveIt2 Lyrical release announcem…

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## [Advice on ROS 2, GLIM and nvblox for Autonomous Drones](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/advice-on-ros-2-glim-and-nvblox-for-autonomous-drones/58781)

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**Author:** [@Hemanth](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Hemanth)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/advice-on-ros-2-glim-and-nvblox-for-autonomous-drones/58781 "2026-10-14T06:50:57Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m developing an autonomous quadcopter(small category drone) using PX4, ROS 2 Humble, and a Jetson Orin NX 16 GB, with a Livox Mid-360 LiDAR. I’m planning to use GLIM for odometry, nvblox for 3D mapping, a…

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## [Nav2 zigzag navigation in a large road environment with Isaac Sim. RViz localization gradually diverges from the simulator](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nav2-zigzag-navigation-in-a-large-road-environment-with-isaac-sim-rviz-localization-gradually-diverges-from-the-simulator/57184)

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**Author:** [@wendyyy](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/wendyyy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 6:15am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nav2-zigzag-navigation-in-a-large-road-environment-with-isaac-sim-rviz-localization-gradually-diverges-from-the-simulator/57184 "2026-10-10T06:15:37Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m new to Nav2 and I am currently using Isaac Sim as my simulation platform. The AMR is the official Nova Carter, equipped with a single front-mounted 2D LiDAR. Navigation works well in a relatively small…

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## [Community Meeting #65 - October 26th, 2026 @ 3pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-65-october-26th-2026-3pm-utc/58709)

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**Author:** [@robwoolley](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/robwoolley)\
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**Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-65-october-26th-2026-3pm-utc/58709 "2026-10-08T20:07:54Z")

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Our normally scheduled meeting would have been on Monday. However, it is Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend and I’ll be taking Monday off to relax. :turkey: Our next meeting is scheduled for 2 weeks time. Some of the …

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## [Tesseract Monthly Check-In](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/tesseract-monthly-check-in/58671)

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**Author:** [@robinsonmm](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/robinsonmm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/tesseract-monthly-check-in/58671 "2026-10-07T20:25:06Z")

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Hi All! Tesseract monthly check-ins have migrated to Google Meet. Shout out to @Levi-Armstrong for coordinating and hosting these meetings once per month. If you have had interest in getting involved and getting to kno…

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## [ROS-I Americas ROS 2 Training](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-i-americas-ros-2-training/58670)

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**Author:** [@robinsonmm](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/robinsonmm)\
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**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-i-americas-ros-2-training/58670 "2026-10-07T20:24:59Z")

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From Jerry Towler the Program Director for ROS-I Consortium Americas - The next ROS-Industrial Americas Developers Training is coming up next week, October 13–15, at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas. I…

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## [Maritime hackathon in San Francisco, October 16–18 — looking for marine robotics builders](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/maritime-hackathon-in-san-francisco-october-16-18-looking-for-marine-robotics-builders/58332)

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**Author:** [@SiliconMtn](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/SiliconMtn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/maritime-hackathon-in-san-francisco-october-16-18-looking-for-marine-robotics-builders/58332 "2026-10-02T16:52:51Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m Filippo from Silicon Mtn. If you’re based around San Francisco and work on marine robotics or embedded systems, we’d love to have you at our Maritime Dual-Use Hackathon on October 16–18. It’s a 48-hour …

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## [August Meeting - Project Showcase](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/august-meeting-project-showcase/57555)

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**Author:** [@ivandor](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ivandor)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/august-meeting-project-showcase/57555 "2026-10-01T18:17:55Z")

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Hi all, A reminder that our next working group meeting is coming up on Tuesday, August 25th. If you haven’t already, please take a look at Survey - Open Ocean Software and try to fill it out ahead of time. Survey result…

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## [Aerial Robotics Meeting - October 1st 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/aerial-robotics-meeting-october-1st-2026/58357)

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**Author:** [@TOTON95](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/TOTON95)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/aerial-robotics-meeting-october-1st-2026/58357 "2026-10-01T17:05:01Z")

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Hi ROS & Aerial Robotics Community! Greetings from ROSCon Global 2026! As part of our working group updates this week, we are thrilled to formally announce our next Aerial Robotics Working Group meeting. Date: 2026-10-…

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## [September Meeting Reminder - TODAY at 4pm!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/september-meeting-reminder-today-at-4pm/58499)

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**Author:** [@ivandor](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ivandor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 10:02pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/september-meeting-reminder-today-at-4pm/58499 "2026-09-29T22:02:43Z")

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Hi all, A reminder that our next working group meeting is coming up TODAY at 4pm. If you haven’t already, please take a look at Survey - Open Ocean Software and try to fill it out ahead of time. Survey results continue …

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## [Aerial Robotics Meeting - 26th August 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/aerial-robotics-meeting-26th-august-2026/57017)

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**Author:** [@botmayank](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/botmayank)\
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**Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/aerial-robotics-meeting-26th-august-2026/57017 "2026-09-28T21:18:16Z")

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Hey fellow aerial roboticists! :sun: We’re on summer holiday for the month of July 2026 with a really exciting session of the ROS Aerial Robotics community working group meeting lined up for August 2026! Date/Time: 20…

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## [Community Meeting #64 - September 28th, 2026 @ 3pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-64-september-28th-2026-3pm-utc/58439)

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**Author:** [@robwoolley](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/robwoolley)\
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**Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/community-meeting-64-september-28th-2026-3pm-utc/58439 "2026-09-27T16:44:07Z")

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I have returned home and am still recovering from an epic ROSCon Global. Looking forward to filling everyone in on how it went. We also have a chock full list of new topics to explore: Layer Audit ROS World builds / s…

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## [Aerial Robotics Meetup @ ROSCon Global 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/aerial-robotics-meetup-roscon-global-2026/58137)

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**Author:** [@TOTON95](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/TOTON95)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/aerial-robotics-meetup-roscon-global-2026/58137 "2026-09-20T02:22:44Z")

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Hi everyone! If you are attending ROSCon 2026 in Toronto, join us for an evening of technical exchange, open-source flight tech discussions, and networking. We’ll be diving into real-world ROS 2 integrations, control ar…

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## [MoveIt Community Meeting: Tuesday September 15](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/moveit-community-meeting-tuesday-september-15/58116)

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**Author:** [@nathanbrooks](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/nathanbrooks)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/moveit-community-meeting-tuesday-september-15/58116 "2026-09-15T16:59:52Z")

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Hi all, September is moving quickly - our next community meeting is 2026-09-15T15:00:00Z (UTC) ! We will use this Google Meet meeting Agenda MoveIt2 Lyrical release announcement MoveIt2 tutorials status and testers -…

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## [ROS OE Community Meeting #63 - September 14th, 2026 @ 3pm UT](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-oe-community-meeting-63-september-14th-2026-3pm-ut/57988)

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**Author:** [@robwoolley](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/robwoolley)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-oe-community-meeting-63-september-14th-2026-3pm-ut/57988 "2026-09-09T16:48:46Z")

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Our next meeting is on Monday. The latest work adds Navigation2 and MoveIt2 support back into Lyrical as part of the latest sync. Work on the specifications is progressing. With work going in for runtime package testin…

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## [How are you handling firmware updates on fleet robots without bricking one?](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/how-are-you-handling-firmware-updates-on-fleet-robots-without-bricking-one/57050)

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**Author:** [@hadiaali](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/hadiaali)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/how-are-you-handling-firmware-updates-on-fleet-robots-without-bricking-one/57050 "2026-09-07T02:31:35Z")

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Been lurking here for a while, finally posting because this has been eating my week. We run a small fleet of AMRs (nothing fancy, mostly ROS 2 Humble on Jetson Orins with a couple of STM32s handling motor control and sa…

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## [ROS OE Community Meeting #62 - August 31st, 2026 @ 3pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-oe-community-meeting-62-august-31st-2026-3pm-utc/57432)

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**Author:** [@robwoolley](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/robwoolley)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-oe-community-meeting-62-august-31st-2026-3pm-utc/57432 "2026-08-31T14:47:34Z")

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NOTE: Our next meeting will be in 2 weeks. Our regularly scheduled meeting tomorrow has to be postponed as I won’t be available to chair the meeting. Date/Time Monday, August 31st, 2026 @ 3pm UTC, (5pm CEST / 11am E…

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## [UW Vision Sensors (Camera-Sonar) Synchronization Best Practice and Driver](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/uw-vision-sensors-camera-sonar-synchronization-best-practice-and-driver/54591)

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**Author:** [@AlePuglisi](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/AlePuglisi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/uw-vision-sensors-camera-sonar-synchronization-best-practice-and-driver/54591 "2026-08-30T20:35:19Z")

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Hi everyone :sailboat::ocean: ! I’m currently working on opti-acoustic sensors calibration and fusion, especially for monocular camera + forward looking sonar (FLS). I work with ROS2 Jazzy and my current sensor suite …

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## [\[Nav2\] Model Predictive Path Integral (MPPI) Controller Now Available!](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nav2-model-predictive-path-integral-mppi-controller-now-available/30054)

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**Author:** [@smac](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/smac)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nav2-model-predictive-path-integral-mppi-controller-now-available/30054 "2026-08-27T18:07:41Z")

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Hi all, Your Friendly Neighborhood Navigator here with a hot-hot-hot and extra special announcement. A massive development campaign spanning a plurality of my 2022 working time has finally met the last few requirements…

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## [The First Large-Scale Agentic Skill Library for Robotics, Computer Vision, and Physical AI](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/the-first-large-scale-agentic-skill-library-for-robotics-computer-vision-and-physical-ai/52440)

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**Author:** [@suman\_pal](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/suman_pal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/the-first-large-scale-agentic-skill-library-for-robotics-computer-vision-and-physical-ai/52440 "2026-08-23T20:37:01Z")

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Physical AI is exploding We are building the first large-scale Agentic Skill Library for Robotics, Computer Vision, and Physical AI. Instead of betting on a single massive end-to-end policy, we believe the future of …

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## [A field guide + glossary for ROS 2 data in underwater vehicles, and a worked read of a real bag](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/a-field-guide-glossary-for-ros-2-data-in-underwater-vehicles-and-a-worked-read-of-a-real-bag/57553)

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**Author:** [@Bruce\_Krogman](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Bruce_Krogman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/a-field-guide-glossary-for-ros-2-data-in-underwater-vehicles-and-a-worked-read-of-a-real-bag/57553 "2026-08-22T09:26:55Z")

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I’ve been working through how AUV/ROV mission data is actually structured in ROS 2, and ended up writing two things that might be useful to others coming at marine robotics from the data side rather than the controls sid…

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## [MoveIt Community Meeting: 2026/08/18](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/moveit-community-meeting-2026-08-18/57492)

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**Author:** [@130s](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/130s)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/moveit-community-meeting-2026-08-18/57492 "2026-08-18T16:23:57Z")

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Hi all, I’m posting on behalf of @nathanbrooks . Here’s meeting notes of today’s MoveIt community meeting. Please review, and give feedback on this thread or relevant tickets. One liner: Moveit2 is getting ready for t…

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## [ROS OE Community Meeting #61 - August 3, 2026 @ 3pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-oe-community-meeting-61-august-3-2026-3pm-utc/57098)

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**Author:** [@robwoolley](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/robwoolley)\
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**Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-oe-community-meeting-61-august-3-2026-3pm-utc/57098 "2026-07-31T20:15:04Z")

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Our next meeting is on Monday. All supported combinations have been sync’d and the work for Navigation2, MoveIt2, and ros2\_control has been merged in across all combinations. Related work includes adding support for PX4…

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## [ROS Deliberation Community Group Meeting - August 17, 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-deliberation-community-group-meeting-august-17-2026/57048)

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**Author:** [@scastro](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/scastro)\
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**Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/ros-deliberation-community-group-meeting-august-17-2026/57048 "2026-07-29T15:43:41Z")

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The next ROS Deliberation Community Group meeting will be held on 2026-08-17T15:00:00Z (UTC). IMPORTANT: This is an “off-cycle” meeting. We are combining the August and September meetings into this one, since we also di…

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## [ROVs Design](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rovs-design/43886)

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**Author:** [@AlePuglisi](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/AlePuglisi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/rovs-design/43886 "2026-07-28T13:42:51Z")

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Hi folks! I’m planning to make a simple and very cheap ROVs to do some experiments with thrusters (homemade), pressure sensors, IMU, underwater vision with simple RGB camera. I have experience with ROS, my question is…

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## [No CWG Meeting July 2026](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/no-cwg-meeting-july-2026/56996)

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**Author:** [@ivandor](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/ivandor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/no-cwg-meeting-july-2026/56996 "2026-07-27T15:32:44Z")

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Hi all, Just a heads up: there will be no July meeting tomorrow. I hope everyone is enjoying summer and getting out on the water! If you have ~30 seconds (literally, it’s one question) please fill out this survey with …

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## [\[Nav2\] Open Navigation's Robotics Workload Benchmark Release](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nav2-open-navigations-robotics-workload-benchmark-release/56909)

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**Author:** [@smac](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/smac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/nav2-open-navigations-robotics-workload-benchmark-release/56909 "2026-07-24T20:46:32Z")

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Howdy everyone - Your Friendly Neighborhood Navigator here with one more key announcement this month! We just open-sourced a robotics workload benchmark that tests compute platforms the way they’re actually used: runnin…

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## [Pavlov Mini Wheel: A ROS2-Based Quadruped Robot with Vision-Based Ball Tracking](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/pavlov-mini-wheel-a-ros2-based-quadruped-robot-with-vision-based-ball-tracking/56866)

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**Author:** [@bengokaysaglam](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/bengokaysaglam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/pavlov-mini-wheel-a-ros2-based-quadruped-robot-with-vision-based-ball-tracking/56866 "2026-07-22T15:29:34Z")

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Introducing Pavlov Mini Wheel — an open-source ROS2-based autonomous quadruped robot platform. Pavlov Mini Wheel is a robotics project focused on developing an autonomous four-legged robot capable of perceiving its envi…

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